Physics reorg
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One of my racing buddies was doing CAD on the C5 some time ago at GM when the C5 was in the design stage. He was amazed that the height of the rear bulkhead (behind the seats) had a huge impact on the overall stiffness of C5 chassis. If you are looking to add stiffness you should go there first.
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[PHP]One of my racing buddies was doing CAD on the C5 some time ago at GM when the C5 was in the design stage. He was amazed that the height of the rear bulkhead (behind the seats) had a huge impact on the overall stiffness of C5 chassis. If you are looking to add stiffness you should go there first.[/PHP]
One of my racing buddies was doing CAD on the C5 some time ago at GM when the C5 was in the design stage. He was amazed that the height of the rear bulkhead (behind the seats) had a huge impact on the overall stiffness of C5 chassis. If you are looking to add stiffness you should go there first.
